... Church from the very mistake it made by abolishing his work and teachings in 1616"(pg. 56). Drake sets up the Inquisition of Galileo by connecting Galileo's "Letter to Castelli", "Starry Messenger" and his "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" material as offensive and threatening to the Church. In these Drake stresses Galileo's enthusiasm for the Copernican view and for the ... ...

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